Its story

HIP 18196 has a visual magnitude of about 8.81: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 18196: right ascension 3h 53m 33s, declination +35° 3′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Perseus constellation (IAU figure Per).

HIP 18196. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 18196, HD 24321, Gaia DR3 219692151335240576. In the SkyKeepsake Perseus (Per) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.